# 2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada, as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State, Fresno State, and Colorado State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

## Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015–16 season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State two games to one to become the CBI champions.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marqueze Coleman | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Mission Hills, CA | Graduated |
| Tyron Criswell | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Graduated |
| A. J. West | 3 | C | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Kaileb Rodriguez | 5 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Highlands Ranch, CO | Graduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene |
| Robyn Missa | 20 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Sophomore | Berlin, Germany | Transferred |
| Eric Cooper, Jr. | 21 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Long Beach, CA | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Lucas Stivrins | 34 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Hallice Cooke | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Union City, NJ | Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooke will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Cody Martin | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Mocksville, NC | Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cody Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Caleb Martin | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Mocksville, NC | Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caleb Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Kendall Stephens | 21 | G | 6'6" | 197 | Senior | St. Charles, IL | Transferred from Purdue. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stephens will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kenneth Wooten #33 PF | Manteca, CA | Manteca High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Devearl Ramsey #49 PG | Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Joshua Hall #59 SF | Detroit, MI | Genesis Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trevon Abdullah #69 SF | Las Vegas, NV | Desert Pines High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco State | W 88–58 | | Lawlor Events Center (4,120) Reno, NV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | | at No. 17 Saint Mary's | L 63–81 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 79–64 | 1–1 | Lawlor Events Center (6,176) Reno, NV |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oregon State | W 83–58 | 2–1 | Lawlor Events Center (8,090) Reno, NV |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | | Iona Great Alaska Shootout opening round | W 91–76 | 3–1 | Lawlor Events Center (6,375) Reno, NV |
| 11/23/2016* 10:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Oakland Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 82–78 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,606) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/2016* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Buffalo Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 67–62 | 5–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,723) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/26/2016* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout championship | L 73–75 | 5–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,233) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 77–67 | 6–2 | Lawlor Events Center (6,920) Reno, NV |
| 12/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Bradley MW–MVC Challenge | W 91–69 | 7–2 | Carver Arena (5,384) Peoria, IL |
| 12/11/2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 87–85 | 8–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,171) Seattle, WA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 76–69 | 9–2 | Lawlor Events Center (6,911) Reno, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 2:20 pm | | vs. Towson Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 81–72 | 10–2 | South Point Arena (218) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/22/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. UC Santa Barbara Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 67–66 | 11–2 | South Point Arena (264) Enterprise, NV |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, MWN | | San Jose State | W 80–55 | 12–2 (1–0) | Lawlor Events Center (10,098) Reno, NV |
| 12/31/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fresno State | L 76–77 | 12–3 (1–1) | Save Mart Center (6,043) Fresno, CA |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | San Diego State | W 72–69 | 13–3 (2–1) | Lawlor Events Center (8,461) Reno, NV |
| 01/07/2017 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | | at New Mexico | W 105–104 $^{OT}$ | 14–3 (3–1) | The Pit (11,235) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wyoming | W 89–74 | 15–3 (4–1) | Arena-Auditorium (4,794) Laramie, WY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force | W 83–76 | 16–3 (5–1) | Lawlor Events Center (8,462) Reno, NV |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fresno State | L 76–81 | 16–4 (5–2) | Lawlor Events Center (10,236) Reno, NV |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | W 76–57 | 17–4 (6–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,059) Boise, ID |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | New Mexico | W 82–65 | 18–4 (7–2) | Lawlor Events Center (10,727) Reno, NV |
| 02/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Utah State | L 57–74 | 18–5 (7–3) | Smith Spectrum (6,122) Logan, UT |
| 02/08/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | W 104–77 | 19–5 (8–3) | Lawlor Events Center (11,841) Reno, NV |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 56–70 | 19–6 (8–4) | Viejas Arena (11,697) San Diego, CA |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Air Force | W 78–59 | 20–6 (9–4) | Clune Arena (1,623) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Utah State | W 77–66 | 21–6 (10–4) | Lawlor Events Center (10,336) Reno, NV |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Boise State | W 85–77 | 22–6 (11–4) | Lawlor Events Center (8,625) Reno, NV |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | W 94–58 | 23–6 (12–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,808) Paradise, NV |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm, MWN | | at San Jose State | W 82–67 | 24–6 (13–4) | Event Center Arena (2,522) San Jose, CA |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Colorado State | W 85–72 | 25–6 (14–4) | Lawlor Events Center (11,662) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (8) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 83–69 | 26–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,866) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) Fresno State Semifinals | W 83–72 | 27–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,211) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2017 3:00 pm, CBS | (1) | vs. (2) Colorado State Championship | W 79–71 | 28–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,602) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 6:57 pm, truTV | (12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Iowa State First Round | L 73–84 | 28–7 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,025) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region Source. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||